Braves vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 5, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (76-63) are -283 favorites when they play the Colorado Rockies (51-89) on Thursday at 7:20 p.m. ET. Marcell Ozuna has 98 RBI on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at Truist Park, live on BSSO. Reynaldo Lopez will get the ball for Atlanta while Colorado will counter with Austin Gomber.

Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-283)
• Underdog: Rockies (+229)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Braves have been favorites in 110 games this season and have come away with the win 62 times (56.4%) in those contests.
• Atlanta has a record of 3-2 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -283 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 73.9% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rockies are 49-87 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 36% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +229 or longer, Colorado has a 3-5 record (winning only 37.5% of its games).
• The Rockies have a 30.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Braves vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.305), home runs (37) and runs batted in (98) this season.
• Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Ozuna’s home run total ranks him fifth and his RBI tally ranks him sixth.
• Matt Olson is batting .233 with an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .443 this season.
• Brenton Doyle has a team-high 22 home runs and 66 runs batted in.
• Doyle ranks 35th in home runs and 55th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Ezequiel Tovar is hitting .268 with 40 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 20 walks.

Braves vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out a league-high 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
• The Braves have pitched to a 3.58 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
• The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.217 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
• The Rockies pitching staff is last in the majors with a collective 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.52).
• The Rockies have the highest WHIP in baseball (1.526).